Hand covering cuff for babies



March 4, 1947. B MQLLER I 2,416,800

HAND COVERING CUFF FOR BABIES Filed July 24, 1944 v fig- 5..

INVENTOR. BERN/E65 MOL LER W, My M ATTORNEYS.

' drawings and description annexed hereto.-

Patented Mar. 4, 1947 OFFICE HAND COVERING CUFF FOR BABIES Berniece Moller, Oakland, Calif.

Application Ji'iiy 24, 1944*, Serial No. 546,261

Claims.

This invention relates-to a; handcover ing cuff adapted to fitover'the hand of a baby for preventing the latter from sucking it's fingers.

One of the objects of this" invention is the provision: of an improved: hand cuff of substantially the same type disclosed in my Reissue United StatsLettrs'Patent'Nh; Re 20,858, September 1? 1933; but which-improved cufi is provided with meansada ted to cconerate with the hand: to be enclosed therein" fr'fifitefifig the cuff on the hand and for positively insuringagainst any chance of the baby" sliding the cuffto az'position where it might gain access tc-tne ngers within the cufi, all without injur to thebahy irrespective of the vigorof-itsefiorts; i

Another object of theiiiventi-on is theprovision of a hand cuff that is lig'hter ih Weight than heret'ofore, and which cuff insures full ventilation through the cuffi from its opposite ends.

A'stiil further object of the invention is the provision-oi: atransparentfiexime hand cuff of transiarentshee't' material that is p'rovided with a slinc'over o'f'oben w'o'rk fabric, such as nttingor other lace-like material, and which cover may be quickly and easily laundered and provided with means" for centering the cu'fi on the hand of a baby and for" holding" the' -cu'fi" irc'm-beiri 's'iipped wristward from overthje fingers,

Oth'er'objeot's' and advantageswill apps arm the In the pastl have found certain instanc'es where a preference is expressed fer: a hand cuffthat is lighteri ni weight than that disclosed: inmy patent lieretofcreumentioned, while in" some otherinstances' the mothers or nurses fail to secure the cuffs properly at the wrist andthe babiesfinally manage to" push th'e cuffs wristw'ard suific'iently to get one or more: fingers intotheir mouths. In solving'these pro'blemsIhave ii'i" noiway restricted the movement of: the hands o'f'the' baby Wearing the cuffs as: would occur wer'emhe ormor'e' loops to'connect thb thilmh or anyother finger to the cum, on were any-hand securing; member so ositio'ned that the: babysfingersf cbuld in any 1nannet become-entangled therewith. Also I havenot closed the outer end. of the cufiris'o as to preclude the baby from. handling a" rattle for other object.

In the drawings,

Fig. I is an: elvatiohal View of the slip cover for the cuff removed from the latter and a'sse'eii from the inner side 0t said cover that is adapted to be inside the cuff. i

Fig. 2fi's an elevationalview of the'strip of transparentm'aterial that is adapted to form th tubll lar cuff. I i I i Fig. 3 is an elevational view of the-assembled hand cuff on the hand of a baby; i v

Fig. 42is' an end View of the cuff assemblymf-Fig'; 3, minus/the hand.

Fig. 5 is an elevational View of a cufi oi the shown in my said reissue patent havingrthe; cuff positioning means of this invention thereon.

In detail, the stiif'cufi portion of. the invehti'ofi as'discl'osedin Figs. 2, 3' and icoinlorises an. elongated stripl of transparent, flexible, sh'eet"niate-' V rial, such as one of the'non-flammable plastic materials; This Strip ma be formed. at 68011 of its oppositeends with a pair of perforations 2; When thestrip is bowed to' cylindrical or tubular form as: seen in Figs. 3, 4, in which the said ends are in overlapping relation, the said pairsof. openings will be in registration sothat a ribbon3 (*Fig 3);. tape, or the like, may be'threaded' through the registering pair's of-oper'iings-and tied forholdingthe said ends in overlapping relation;

For the stri-pal of Fig. 2, I provide aslip cover; generally designated 4- (Fi'g.-'1) which cover may be formed-"from a rectangular piece of relatively open work fabric folded along" a central lineon itself. A cloth tapei may be: first sewed toisaid; piecejalong theioldline so as'th'e latter Will-ex:

' tendlon i iudinallyfof saidtape centrally thereof,

Thistape is to form a; protective,coveringljfor an:

edge of the tubular cuff, as will later'beexplained andas seen in Fig. 3; v

A. line er ,stitchi-ng .6 parallel with tape s and spaced from the latter substantially the width of strip I; provides a passageway between stitching: B- and tape 5 for the strip I. The latter may thus: bethrust endwiseinto said passageway whereby thafabrioof the slipcoverwill enclose' the strip:

The: piece of overfolded fabric 4 formin gthe slip cover will projecta substantial distance-from stitches 6 topr'ovidea wrist portion generally'des:

ignated 1:. The doubleilayer of materialin this wrist portion may be stitched together Icy-spaced rows of stitches 8, 9; iii thatzareparalllal -with:the

row' oi: stitches; 6;; thereby providing. several passageways-for a drawi' ibb'h'ri l I: thatris adapted'eto' draw' the wristportion: aroundthe wfris't ofi the:

babys: hand". and to: be: tied. arouhdthei wrist; fol? securing the: cuff? I: int-position (Fig; 3-). rib

bon may be in the nearest passageway to the cuff of the others as the babys growth requires it. An elongated member I2, which may be a'cloth tape, or ribbon (Fig; 1) is secured at its ends to the slip cover at points adjacent the row of stitches 6, and extensions I3 from said ends may extend transversely of the rows of stitches 8, 9 for securement to the edge of the slip cover adjacent stitches I0. This member I2 will extend from side to side of the tubular cuff transversely of its axis (Fig. 4) so as to preferably lie between the middle and ring finger of the hand I4 .(Fig. 3) that is within the cuff I when the latter has its ends tied together by the ribbon 3 and is within the passageway provided therefor within the slip cover.

When the cuff is positioned so that its outer edge is a suificient distance outward of the fingers of hand I4 to be inaccessible to the mouth of the baby, the member I2 will extend over the palm and back of the hand (Fig. 3) toward the wrist edgeof-the cuff and it will engage the hand at the roots of the fingers at oppositev sides thereof thus centering the cuff on the hand and preventing any wristward movement of the cuff irrespective of the efforts of the babyto reach its mouth with its fingers. The ribbon I I need be only sufficiently tight to prevent the cuff from being drawn 011"v the hand. V g V From the foregoing it will be seen that the bab'yican handle a rattle or the like, with its hand. Also the cuff may be relatively short, or much shorter than heretofore, therefore much lighter in weight.

If .desired, a longer cufi I5, such as shown in Fig. .5, may be used, or where protective edging I6 is sewed to thecuff and no slip cover is used,

, an'elon'gatedmember I'I corresponding generally tomember I2 of Fig. 4 may be sewed at its ends to said edging l6 or directly to the cuff itself.*

It will function the same as the member I2.

When the slip cover 4 becomes soiled, all that is required is to' slip the adjoining ends of" the cover away fromthe ribbon 3 so as to expose the latter. This ribbon 3 may then be untied and the slip cover mayquickly be'removed from the cuffxl and laundered and then replaced. Of course, other fastening means than ribbon 3 may be employed, but the ribbon or the like, is preferable inasmuch as it is easily replaced if worn,

so closely woven as to obscure seeing of the hand or to obstructventilation at the wrist. It'is quite; pertinent to notefhowever, that this material ordinarily also affords sufficient protection to the babypagainst injury from the edges of the cult; although the protective tape is preferably pro vided at the outer edge of the cuff inasmuch as this is the edge most susceptible to wear and tothe attaeks'of the baby. J Having described the invention, I claim:

ate with such hand for securing said cuff against slipping wristward from over the hand and for centering the cuff relative to such hand comprising a flexible elongated member extending transversely of the central axis of said cuff and positioned for extending between an adjacent pair of the fingers of such hand one of which is the middle finger; means connecting said member with said cuff.

2. An, open ended generally tubular relatively rigid hand covering cufi adapted to encircle the hand of a baby with the edge at one of the open ends thereof extending beyond the ends of the fingers of such hand, means adapted to cooperate with such hand for securing said cufi against slipping wristward from over the hand and for centering the cufi relative to such hand comprising a flexible elongated member extending transversely of the central axis of said cuff and positioned for extending between an adjacent pair' of, the fingers-of such hand one of which is the middle finger, a slip cover enclosing said cuff, and said member being secured to said slip cover.

3. An open ended generally tubular relatively rigid hand covering cuff adapted to encircle the hand of a baby with the edge at one of the open ends thereof extending beyond the ends of the fingers of such hand, means adapted to cooperate with such hand for securing said cuff against slipping wristward from over the hand and for; centering the cuff relative to such hand comprisinga flexible elongated member extending transversely ofthe central axis of said cuff and positioned for extending between an adjacent pair of the fingers of such hand one of which is the middle finger, a slip cover enclosing said cufi provided with an extension adapted to extend from one end of said cufi and over the wristof the hand to be enclosed in said cuff, said mem-.- bers being secured at its ends to said cover,; and means carried by said extension for securingthe said slip cover to said wrist for holding the cuff f 7 0 I v ;1. An openjended generally tubular relatively rigi'dhand covering cuff adapted to encircle the;

hand of a" baby with the edge at one of the open ends thereof extending-beyond the'ends of the fingers of such hand; means adapted to cooperagainst movement in direction away from said wrist.

4. An open ended generally tubular relativelyi rigid hand covering cufi adapted to encirclethe hand of a baby with the edge at one of the open;

ends thereof extending beyond the ends of the. fingers of such hand, means adapted to cooper-ate with such hand for securing said cufi. against slipping wristward from over the hand and for centering the cuff relative tosuch hand com-: prising a flexible elongated member extending? transversely of the centralaxis of said cuff and positioned for extending between an adjacent pair of the fingers of such hand one of which is themiddle finger, a slip cover of relatively open work.

fabric enclosing said. cuff, means removablysecuring said slip cover on said cuff, and, a profingers of such hand, means adapted to cooperate with such hand for securing saidcuff against slipping wristward from over-the hand and forcentering the cuff relative to such hand compris 1 inga-flexible strip extending transversely of the central axis of said cuff positioned for extending between an adjacent pair of the fingers of suchhand one of which is the middle finger, means connecting. said memberwithsaid cuff, a wrist encircling band outwardly of the wristend-of- 4 6 i said cuff for sec'u ing said cufi to said wrist, and means carried by said cuff for securing said band NITED TATES PATENTS thereto at any one of various distances from said Number I Name Date cuff whereby the said cuff is adapted for use on 1,452,998 Bowers 24 1923 bables of dlfielfimt slzes- 2,279,296 Bresnick et a1. Apr. 14, 1942 BERNIECE MOLLER 1,561,400 Begg Nov, 10, 1925 Re. 20,858 Moller Sept. 13, 1938 REFERENCES CITED 2,139,897 Kessler Dec. 3, 1938 The following references are of record in the file of this patent: 

